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EVEREST EXPEDITION, 1953
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EVEREST EXPEDITION, 1953
A collection of printed and typescript material relating to the ascent of Everest in 1953, including:
Special supplement of the Times, July 1953, signed by Tenzing Norkay, Edmund Hillary and expedition members W.G. Lowe and C.G. Wylie; programme of the first performance of the film The Conquest of Everest, signed by John Hunt and Tom Stobart; and John HUNT. The Picture of Everest. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1954.
Printed and typescript notes on Everest, including John Hunt's 'Memorandum Everest 1953 Basis for Planning', and a 'Provisional Equipment Inventory' equipment, as well as notes on oxygen, boots and food; and typed script, notes and production schedules for the shooting of the film Everest 1953 by Countryman Films Ltd; altogether approximately 110 pages, folio, typescript, plus printed material, and a 'Mount Everest Expedition 1953' Vac Pac (Robinsons, Bristol, suppliers) with typed label 'This package includes:- Coffee, Lemonade Powder, Mint Bar.', 14 x 9¾in. (35.6 x 24.8cm.)
A collection of printed and typescript material relating to the ascent of Everest in 1953, including:
Special supplement of the Times, July 1953, signed by Tenzing Norkay, Edmund Hillary and expedition members W.G. Lowe and C.G. Wylie; programme of the first performance of the film The Conquest of Everest, signed by John Hunt and Tom Stobart; and John HUNT. The Picture of Everest. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1954.
Printed and typescript notes on Everest, including John Hunt's 'Memorandum Everest 1953 Basis for Planning', and a 'Provisional Equipment Inventory' equipment, as well as notes on oxygen, boots and food; and typed script, notes and production schedules for the shooting of the film Everest 1953 by Countryman Films Ltd; altogether approximately 110 pages, folio, typescript, plus printed material, and a 'Mount Everest Expedition 1953' Vac Pac (Robinsons, Bristol, suppliers) with typed label 'This package includes:- Coffee, Lemonade Powder, Mint Bar.', 14 x 9¾in. (35.6 x 24.8cm.)
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